Cigarette holder



Aug. 29, 1961 w, J McKAY 2,998,014

CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Sept. 8, 1959 VV/LL/AM J M564) INVENTOR.

United States Patent 2,998,014 CIGARETTE HOLDER William J. McKay, 711 Camp St., Box 942, New Orleans, La. Filed Sept. 8, 1959, Ser. No. 838,779 2 Claims. (Cl. 131-258) This invention relates to cigarette holders and is an improvement over Patent Number 2,042,891, Cigarette Holder.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and novel type of cigarette holder which can carry out the functions of the above mentioned patent and yet is less expensive to manufacture and is easier to put into use.

A further object of the invention is that it simplifies the operation necessary to insert and remove a cigarette from the cigarette holder.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the cigarette holder prior to twisting.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the cigarette holder after twisting to the desired degree.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the cigarette holder shown in use.

The cigarette holder is made by stamping a blank as shown in figure one out of a suitable plastic material that normally retains its shape at room temperature.

Each blank is composed of a finger ring 1 and cigarette ring 2, connected by a stem 3. The blank is heated if necessary and the stem 2 twisted so that the finger ring 1 is at an angle to the cigarette ring 2. The stem 2 can be twisted any number of times as desired or a part of one turn. In FIGURE 2 and FIGURE 3, the stem 3 is shown as being twisted approximately one and one-half turns.

The cigarette holder is made out of plastic material of sufiicient thickness so that finger ring inner surface 4 and the cigarette ring inner surface 5 frictionally engage a large enough area on the finger 6 and the cigarette 7, respectively, to hold the cigarette holder and cigarette firmly in place.

The finger aperture 8 and the cigarette aperture 9 are made of a proper size so that the finger 6 and cigarette 7,

2,998,014 Patented Aug. 29, 1961 ice respectively, frictionally fit snugly and firmly and yet can be easily removed when desired.

The inner surfaces 4 and 5 are conical in form and may be made to approach a perfect cylindrical form. The term conical is understood to include the term cylindrical in its infinite dimension. As can be seen from the drawing, these surfaces face inwardly, that is toward the center line of the conical form. The finger aperture 8 can be made in varying sizes to fit any size of finger and the aperture 9 can be made in varying sizes to fit small or large cigars as well as cigarettes.

Thus it will be seen that I have intended a novel and improved cigarette holder. It can be readily seen that my invention is especially well adapted for cheap manufacture on a large production basis and at a minimum of cost.

What I claim is:

l. A cigarette holder comprising an elongated integral strip of material of uniform thickness throughout its length, and of relatively wide Width, the end portions of said strip being of greater width than the center portions thereof, there being an aperture in each of said end portions extending axially in the direction of the thickness of said strip, the center portion of said strip having a twist therein to cause the axes of said apertures to lie at an angle to each other in non-parallel arrangement, said apertures each having a continuous and unbroken inwardly facing surface, one of said apertures being adapted to frictionally engage a cigarette inserted therein, the other aperture being adapted to frictionally engage a finger of the user, the thickness of said strips being great enough so that the inwardly facing surfaces of said apertures each form a sufiicient area for stable frictional support of said cigarette and said finger. v

2. A cigarette holder in accordance with claim 1, in which said end portions of said strip have rounded exterior surfaces concentric with said inwardly facing surfaces of said apertures.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 1359032 Carson Feb. 16, 1943 1,612,495 De Long Dec. 28, 1926 1,710,020 Giflord Apr. 23, 1929 2,042,891 Gailey June 2, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS 324,397 France Dec. 10, 1902 

